First Things First

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Paul Sahre is a New York based designer who has worked with everyone from Marvel, to Google, to the New York times. He’s an expert cover designer. He’s designed album covers for bands like They Might be Giants, covers for magazines like New York Magazine, and book covers for authors like Chuck Klosterman. In this episode Paul talks about his new book, Two Dimensional Man, his love of making stuff, and the importance of once having had his design office, Office of Paul Sahre (OOPS), above a...

Krys Blackwood fights for the user. That means she designs the way that human beings interact with software and hardware so that they have a good experience rather than the frustration many of us face with technology that doesn’t want to cooperate. She has been designing interfaces of many kinds for over 20 years working with startups and Fortune 500 companies in Silicon Valley. In this episode, Krys describes her journey from being an in-house designer and developer all the way to the...

Jan Chipchase is a Tokyo based researcher, designer, and strategist. He is also an author of a new book, The Field Study Handbook, considered an essential reference to running international field research as well as a guide for those who want to understand how to travel better. In this episode he discusses his current work with his Studio D Radiodurans and how a camera can be used to get out of many different tricky situations.
First Things First is produced as part of Frontier Media....

Timothy Goodman is a New York based designer and illustrator. He is also an author and activist concerned with social issues and an unending quest for authentic experiences and human interaction. In this episode he discusses his transition from home renovations in Cleveland, Ohio to his make or break start in New York City and the power of design to connect.
First Things First is produced by Frontier Media. Learn more at www.frontier.is
Host: Paddy Harrington
Producer and Editor: Max...

Astrid Stavro designs magazines and brands from an office on a warm island in the Mediterranean. How does a person who once studied journalism get into design? And how can design help us better understand content?
First Things First is produced by Frontier Media. Learn more at www.frontier.is
Host: Paddy Harrington
Producer and Editor: Max Cotter
Show Graphic Design: Paul Kawai
Frontier’s sponsor music is an edited version of “sketch (rum-portrait)” by Jahzzar from the album...

Jeff Greenspan is a creative director and a stand-up comic based in New York City. He once quit a job after 15 minutes. This episode is about how design can be used to powerfully and emotionally convey an idea.
First Things First is produced by Frontier Media. Learn more at www.frontier.is
Host: Paddy Harrington
Producer and Editor: Max Cotter
Show Graphic Design: Paul Kawai
Frontier’s sponsor music is an edited version of “sketch (rum-portrait)” by Jahzzar from the album...

Emily Oberman is a partner at international powerhouse design firm, Pentagram in New York City. She has worked with everyone from Jimmy Fallon to Lorne Michaels and believes design can change the world.
First Things First is produced by Frontier Media. Learn more at www.frontier.is
Host: Paddy Harrington
Producer and Editor: Max Cotter
Show Graphic Design: Paul Kawai
Frontier’s sponsor music is an edited version of “sketch (rum-portrait)” by Jahzzar from the album “Sketches.” The...

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